Fencepost



May 3, 1927. U. MYER FENCEPO ST Filed July 1925 l/lf/M/V an ATT'ORNEY Patented May 3, 1927.

UNITED STATES ULRICH MYER, 0F LINDEN, MISSOURI.

' FENCEPOST.

Application filed July 3,

This invention relates to fence posts and the primary object thereof is to provide an improved fence post so constructed that the line wires of the fence may be held in place without the necessity of employing staples or the like, the fence post being complete in itself with notches to receive the line Wires and means for holding the line Wires in the notches. I have also provided an improved form of anchoring meansfor the post so that it will be securely held in" the ground.

The novelty of the invention will be clearly understood by reference to the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a corner fence post and a line fence post with the line wire in place, and the guy wires for bracing the posts.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view partly in section of the upper end of the post showing the lock in position to permit the wires to be received in the notches of the post.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the upper end of the fence post showing the position of the lock for holding the wires against displacement with respect to the notches,

Fig. at is a perspective view of the middle portion of the post viewed from the side, showing the sliding lock member.

The line Wire post is shown as compris ing an angular bar 1 having a flange 2 and a flange 3 at right angles to the flange 2. The flange 3 is provided with a plurality of angularly disposed notches at along its edge to receive the line wire 5. Slidable upon the inner face of the flange 3 is a locking bar 6 having notches 7 which are adapted to be moved across the notches 4 so that the open ends 8 of the notches may coincide with the open ends 9 of the notches .t to permit the line wires 5 to be received in the notches 1. Then the bar may be slid longitudinally to close the notches 46 to prevent the line wires from becoming disengaged with the notches. This is possible because the edges of the notches 4 are inclined. Therefore the notches 7 may close the open ends 9 without shearing the line wires 5. The bars 6 are slidably held to the flange 3 by the headed pins 10 on flange 3 which pass through the elongated slots 11 in the bars 6. The lengths of the slots 11 will determine the amplitude of movement of the bar. I prefer to secure spring wire.

1925. Serial No. 41,394.

the sliding bar 6 in its locked position and to provide means whereby it may conveniently be raised so as to open the slots 1. This is accomplished by providing an arm 12 preferably integral with the bar 6,which extends over the top end and downwardly for some distance along the outer face of the flange 3 and which is guided ina slot 13. The depending arm 12 has a right angular extension 1 f engaged by the intermediate portion 15 of a crank arm 16 fulcrumed to the flange 2 at 17 and having an operating arm 18 with a handle 19. The entire mem ber 16 is preferably constructed of stout The purpose of makingthe member 16 of spring Wire-sufliciently strong to perform its functions and yet possess the necessary resiliency is to permit the portion 19 to be sprung back into the notch 20 of the flange 2 when the locking bar 6 is in position to hold the wires in the notches 4. V

This eliminates liability of the bar 6 sliding accidentally, and thereby permitting the wires to become disengaged from their notches.

The corner fence post is constructed substantially like the line post except that there are duplicate locking bars 21 and 22, one on each flange 23 and 24 of the angular bar 25. The angular bar 25 for the corner post will be slightly larger than the angular bar for the line post, but with the exception of the size, and the fact that it utilizes two locking bars instead of one, the corner post will be substantially like the line wire post, it being I understood, of course, thattherewill be two sets of locking members, each consisting of the parts 12, 1 1 and 16 which will be substantially'like the parts bearing these numbers inFigures 2 and 3. The bottom of each angular bar, whether it is for a line wire post or a corner post will have anchors. These anchors are the bars 26, 27, 28 and29.

The bars 26 and 27 constitute one pair, and

spaced from them are the bars 28 and 29 constituting the other pair. One bar of each pair is fastened to one flange and the other bar of each pair is fastened at right angles to it so the complementary anchor members of each pair will be one at a right angle to the other. The bars26, 27, 28 and 29 are pivoted as at 30, 31, 32 and 33 so that they may be swung longitudinally of the flanges for shipment. When they are to be used they can be swung over to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings to constitute an eflicient anchor or bracing means. The line wire posts are preferably formed with openings 34: to receive a guy wire 35 whic-h'may be fastened to an anchor or to the corner post as at 36. The reference numeral 37 'desig nates a guy wire similar to the one 35.

It will be apparent that the posts may be set up in the ground, the line wires may be stretched and placed in the notches 4 of the line posts and in the notches 38 and 39 ofthe corner posts, the notches 38 and 39 of course corresponding to the notches 4. During this time the handle l9of each locking member will rest against the outer face flange 3 as shown in Fig. 2. Then the operator swings the handle 19 away from the flange 3, permitting the arm 12 to slide downwardly in the slot- 13 carrying. with it its locking bar 6, for example, in the line post, and 21 and 22 in the corner post. The locking bar will therefore cover the wire-receiving notches in the posts so that the wires cannot be withdrawn from the notches. hen the bars are in the position shown in Figure 3 the handle'l9 can be swung into the notchQO so that liability of the bar 6 being accidentally raised will be entirely eliminated.

The slots 11 are of such lengths that the locking bar 6 cannot slide downwardly far enough to shear the wire. There will always be a space between the lower end of the slot 4 and the upper end of the slot 8 so that even when the bar 6 is in looking position the wires may still be drawn through the notches when it is desired to stretch or pull them taut.

The main body of the fence post, that is, the angular bar 1 may be constructed of comn'iercially rolled material. The locking bars 6, 21 and 22 may also be constructed of con'in'iercial material properly notched to receive the wires. Therefore, the post will be quite inexpensive, durable, and easily setup.

WVhat I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. A fence post comprising a metallic bar having a notched edge to receive the line wires of the fence, a sliding line-wire look ing bar carried by the first named bar, an arm attached at the upper end of the locking bar overlapping the top of the first named bar and extending downwardly along its face, and a crank connected to the first named bar and to the arm to operate the 1 locking bar.

2. A fence post comprising a metallic bar having a notch-ed edge to receive the line wires of the fence, a sliding line-wire looking bar carried by the first named bar, an arm attached at the upper end of the locking bar overlapping the top of the first named bar and extending downwardly along its face, and a crank connected to the first named bar and to the arm to operate the locking bar, the crank being constructed of spring wire so that it may be sprung against one face of the first named bar to hold the lockingbar'in unlocking position and so that it may be sprung against the edge of the first named bar to hold the locking bar in locking position.

3. A fence post comprising a metallic angle bar constituting the main body of thepost, the angle'bar having wire-receiving notches inclined toward its edge, and a slidable notched locking. bar carried by the angle bar, the notches in the locking bar being adapted to be brought into and out of line with the notches inthe angle bar, an arm mounted on the upper end of the lockingibar and a yielding'crank mounted on the angle bar and connected to the arm on said look ing bar.

4. A fence post, comprising a notched bar to receive wires of the fence, a slidable notched wire-locking bar carried by the first mentioned bar, a depending arm carried by the upper end of the locking bar, a right angular extension on the arm, a crank having one end fulcruined in the first named bar, a connection between the middle portion of the crank and the extension and a handle on the crank for operating it.

5. A fence post, comprising a notched bar to receive wires of the fence, a longitudinally movable Wire locking bar carried by the first named bar, a yielding. crank memher for raising and lowering the locking bar, and a handle on the crank engageable with a notch in the first named bar to yieldingly retain the locking bar in closed or open relation with said first named bar.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

ULRICH MYER. 

